Elysia chlorotica

Author
Gould, 1870
Common Names
  • Eastern Emerald Eslysia
  • Emerald Elysia

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Min Depth
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Max Depth
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Overall Geographic Range
Nova Scotia to Texas
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • herbivore
  • submerged vegetation (seaweeds, mangrove roots)
References

  • Boone, C. E. 1982. More on Elysia in Texas. Texas Conchologist 18(2): 29–38.

  • Marcus, E. d. B.-R. 1980. Review of Western Atlantic Elysiidae (Opisthobranchia Ascoglossa) with a description of a new Elysia species. Bulletin of Marine Science 30(1): 54–79.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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